Okay I did a big oops today I think I was washing and wiping down the awning and pole supports The black know with the screw on the underside that tightens the top awning bar came out. I tried to screw it back in. There was nothing there to screw it into to what am I missing ?

You may be able to get a finger on it where it probably slid to the bottom. Mine has a slot and I was able to slide it back up with a finger and hold it in place until you can get the screw started. A little bit of a pain, but certainly doable. Good luck!

Find the nut and use needle nose pliers. Mine had pain old steel nuts on it and it was a real pain so I bought the normal plastic knobs and what fun it was to find the nut and get the knob started.good luck